Chapter 128: Sun of the Vermillion True Flames

Thirty human children were bound to the large tree that the beastmen danced around.

Among them all, one was the most conspicuous.

He had red hair like scarlet and his pupils were like crystalline blood. His face paled in anxiety as he watched the beastmen in sheer horror.

Lu Zheng recognised this boy as a younger version of Xue Ritian.

"What is this?" Lu Zheng could not control his shock.

"It is natural you do not remember this, after all, you sealed fragments of your own memory in the River of Time" Ya Lin Xi's voice was gentle.

Lu Zheng was stunned.

In the entire world, he was the only one who knew that he had sealed his own memory in the River of Time in order to reincarnate as Lu Zheng.

He did not expect Ya Lin Xi to know of this secret.

The beastmen roared with glee as wine spilled from their cups. The bonfire changed colour as they danced around it.

As they danced, many beastmen stepped on the legs of the human children, squashing them into meat paste while others plucked their limbs and ate them.

Yelps of pain escaped the mouth of the human children. Soon, Xue Ritian was the only able bodied human child.

A beastman was just about to touch the young Xue Ritian when thunderbolts and lightning shook through the place.

Dark clouds gathered above the bonfire, obscuring the bright light of the moon.

The beastmen were shocked as they scattered in fear. It was obvious that this was the lightning of tribulation.

The lightning bolts rained, striking the young Xue Ritian as the beastmen escaped.

The tree crackled as flames engulfed it, ending the lives of the other children. Within moments, Xue Ritian was the only person in the entire vicinity.

His body was charred black and his red pupils were dim. Every moment, his body quivered from the pain that ran through his body.

The dark clouds cleared and the moonlight fell on Xue Ritian's body. Loud cries soon filled the night sky.

Lu Zheng watched all of the events unfold in shock as Ya Lin Xi beside him.

"You survived that night by forcefully breaking through to the Sky realm" Ya Lin Xi reminded him.

Lu Zheng was unable to respond from the shock.

The surroundings began to turn dark as Ya Lin Xi's body melted away into nothingness.

Her voice was like a soothing breeze that entered Lu Zheng's hearing: "Let's meet again"

The darkness engulfed Lu Zheng and he disappeared from the place.

Time passed slowly and soon, a full week had gone by.

The flames that surrounded Lu Zheng's body and long since died out and at the centre of his room, a thin cocoon of blood laid.

The blood cocoon shook slightly as cracks formed all over it.

A crisp sound could be heard as the blood cocoon broke apart. From it, a man with jade-like skin emerged.

His body was covered with divine runes from head to toe that caused the ambient Qi to combust into fire Qi.

"Ya Lin Xi…" Lu Zheng's voice was distant as he recalled what he had seen.

He shook his head and focused his gaze on his body.

~The divine runes imprinted in the Vermillion Blood!~

Lu Zheng recognised the runes on his body at once. The moment he saw them, a clear translation formed in his mind.

"Sun of the Vermillion True Flames"

Information about the bloodline ability rushed into his mind like a raging storm but his soul was strong, it could barely affect him.

The Sun of the Vermillion True Flames was a bloodline ability that was unique to the Sleid Imperial Family.

It was a bloodline ability that could raise the battle strength of a person and his allies while diminishing that of his enemies.

In fact, it was because of this bloodline ability that the Sleid Imperial Family was generally acknowledged as the strongest Vermillion Birds.

It was a bloodline ability that was designed to lead the Vermillion Bird Race in battle.

~Such a strong bloodline ability~

Lu Zheng's curiosity peaked as he concentrated to filter the information in his mind.

The Sun of the Vermillion True Flames provided a boost that increased the battle strength of the wielder.

Unlike Ignition, Sun of the Vermillion True Flames would increase the bloodline power of the wielder by many folds. However, its boost in attack power was incomparable to Ignition.

Even so, Lu Zheng knew better than to write it off.

So far, he had only learned three bloodline abilities; Ignition, Flame Cloak and Sun of the Vermillion True Flames.

All three were strong techniques that could turn the tides of battle if used wisely.

Moreover, after using the Life Blood Crystal, his bloodline power had increased tremendously.

Although he still couldn't use Flame Cloak and Ignition at the same time without burning out, he could maintain either bloodline ability for longer periods of time.